A $19 billion write-down by Swiss bank UBS AG reinforced the view that the banks were aggressively scrubbing their books clean of soured investments tied to the U.S. housing market.
European shares started the second quarter strongly on Tuesday, behind gains from financial stocks such as Swiss bank UBS as investors welcomed moves to draw a line under exposure to the troubled U.S. housing market.

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